Shavette problem

[JBLAZE725]

I bought a cheap shavette mostly just to line up after haircuts and shave my widows peak off. I have tried shaving with it maybe 2 or 3 times and done ok except I always get to a point where I cut myself as soon as I touch it to my face. I never cut myself once the blade is on my face and I'm shaving, but that first touch to the face is a doozy. Is this true of real straights as well or is this a shavette trait?

 

[SavantStrike]

Give me about a week (give or take a few days) and I'll be able to tell you myself .

From everything I hear though the real straights are a lot more forgiving. I know my straights are.

 

[JBLAZE725]

Give me about a week (give or take a few days) and I'll be able to tell you myself .

From everything I hear though the real straights are a lot more forgiving. I know my straights are.

I've got plenty of time I'm not getting a straight soon so I'll make sure to lookout for your review.

 

[dwnwrdishvnwrd]

Cutting yourself with a shavette is much easier than with a straight, I found that out the hard way. Shavettes are definitely not straights-on-training-wheels. They're just low/no maintenance while still giving a great shave.

 

[adonnellyr]

Try putting the blade to your face by lying it on its side so the sharp edge isn't even touching you, then roll the razor until the edge barely touches and start to shave. That shouldn't cut you with a Shavette...

 

[Fnord5]

The trick with a straight, and a shavette, is to never stop the blade. The first time the blade touches your skin, it should be already moving in the direction of the pass before it touches.

If you pause, even for a millisecond, any lateral movement will cut you(even a slight tremor from your pulse.

 

[JBLAZE725]

The trick with a straight, and a shavette, is to never stop the blade. The first time the blade touches your skin, it should be already moving in the direction of the pass before it touches.

If you pause, even for a millisecond, any lateral movement will cut you(even a slight tremor from your pulse.

This makes sense, but may be tricky for me to do. I always wait to make sure I didn't hack into myself before I start shaving to make sure if I do cut myself I don't make it worse by trying to shave into it. I will have to try this.

 

[pmast]

I have had great success learning to use a cheapo shavette. Not so much with a real straight(there is a substancial difference in the feel/sharpness, but I am determined). The cheapo shavette could be thought of as the ultimate adjustable DE razor. It gives you total control of angle and pressure. Try laying the spine of the razor on your side burn and rolling the edge down to your skin with just enough contact to glide down your face. (Start with the cheeks since they are the easiest.) I have found that different blades and different parts of my face require different amounts of pressure and angle. Just keep laying the spine on areas you haved shaved already, relax, stretch the skin as demonstrated by Joel in his You tube video, and roll the edge to your skin and stroke it gently down/up/across. Each time you shave you will get more of a feel for it. Honestly, it is much easier for me to get a perfect shave from an $8.00-$10.00 shavette than any of the DE's I have and it only took about 1 week to get very proficient. I am not sure why they get such a bad rap, they deliver the best results, for me, and are the cheapest razors I own.

 

[mparker762]

This makes sense, but may be tricky for me to do. I always wait to make sure I didn't hack into myself before I start shaving to make sure if I do cut myself I don't make it worse by trying to shave into it.

The problem is that this greatly increases the chance that the blade will cut you while it's sitting there. As long as the blade is moving in a non-slicing direction it's actually kind of hard to seriously cut yourself unless you really lean into it or kind of slap the blade into your face when you first start. Basically the best way to do it is to just shave with it as though you do this everyday, don't tiptoe around with it - straight razors work much better when you shave with confidence.